Fury over plans to turn Roman Catholic chapel at North Manchester General Hospital into a Muslim prayer room
Thousands have signed an online petition over the proposals which could see people of Catholic faith sharing the existing Protestant chapel
by Neal Keeling
Manchester Evening News
June 26, 2015
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/46595/fury-over-plans-to-turn-roman-catholic-chapel
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Plans to close a Roman Catholic chapel at a hospital and turn it into a Muslim prayer room have sparked an online petition - by the Catholic priest.
The proposal by bosses at North Manchester General Hospital has caused a furious reaction.
Father Ged Murphy of St Patrick's and St Malachy's parish in Collyhurst started the petition and it had 1,000 signatures within 26 hours.
His action was prompted by a letter issued to RC parishes by the Catholic chaplaincy team at the hospital.
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